It seems like the script's caching didn't work for me (or Windows 8) by default although it was set to 1. The script didn't want to display information because it is set to cache the data, but there was no foo_allmusic.xml to save it to. After I found the foo_allmusic.xml and moved it to Foobar's folder, the biography panel showed the information, but it wasn't cached. foo_allmusic.xml didn't get updated. So I set the caching to 0, moved the foo_allmusic.xml to another location to see if the panel would work with out it - and it worked. Then I set the caching back to 1 and moved foo_allmusic.xml back to Foobar's folder and now it gets updated somehow.

Don't know... If for some reason write access is denied that would be reported as error. If foo_allmusic.xml isn't found, then script is instructed to create it, and at the same time return False and query over HTTP and print result in panel. So script won't query over HTTP only if XML file is present and contains wanted data.

Whatever... set cache to 0 and don't worry about it, as I'm not convinced that writing to XML works for you (if that's what you mean with you last sentence)

Hello,I'am not sure you are still talking about Biography view...Nevertheless,maybe somebody could gently help meI have 2 biography panels in my foobar,one for bio and one for cycling artist imagebut the max images is only 6 in the prefs even if there is a lot more on lastfmis it possible to display more than 6 images/photos ?or with a command line like my other config on Seven,where I use album art panel to cycle images from within the artist folderor maybe with the allmusic,you are using?thank you

Hi!I'm not sure if this has been solved before, but I don't wanna read through 23 pages in case it hasn't been asked.

So, I'm using the biography plugin right now, but only for the pictures, no text, as a background.I was wondering if it would be possible to pull pictures from somewhere else besides last.fm or Wikipedia, since their pictures are really low-res and it looks really bad when stretched.Like, using a script or something.

I mean, it shouldn't be too hard to have a function to search google for the artist name with 'Size: large', take the first one and use that one instead?

There is one limited possibility I know of. You can add biography panel with just image support enabled, and in "Biography server preferences" add built in artwork reader in source list. Then in "Display preferences" create file path pattern that points to image file provided by your script.

Today I noticed something strange. I can't see the whole biography.Only the first few rows is visible, and then message: ''read more about ''artist'' on last.fm''

Something has changed on last.fm page, and causes this.If you click on biography text, and go to last.fm page, you will see the same text.But below it has button ''Read more...'' , after click on that you will get a full biography.I think that's what is causing the problem.If anyone has a similar problem or solution, let me know...

Today I noticed something strange. I can't see the whole biography.Only the first few rows is visible, and then message: ''read more about ''artist'' on last.fm''

Something has changed on last.fm page, and causes this.If you click on biography text, and go to last.fm page, you will see the same text.But below it has button ''Read more...'' , after click on that you will get a full biography.I think that's what is causing the problem.If anyone has a similar problem or solution, let me know...

same to me; something's changed on last.fmhope the developer changes the plugin

Today I noticed something strange. I can't see the whole biography.Only the first few rows is visible, and then message: ''read more about ''artist'' on last.fm''

Something has changed on last.fm page, and causes this.If you click on biography text, and go to last.fm page, you will see the same text.But below it has button ''Read more...'' , after click on that you will get a full biography.I think that's what is causing the problem.If anyone has a similar problem or solution, let me know...

Really nothing that can be done? But let's say you go to the link http://www.last.fm/music/Jennifer+Lopez/+wiki, there you have a full biography. Maybe WSH script can pull this information? Or to change something in foo_uie_biography. I don't believe that it is impossible...

Well I posted a comment to that last.fm article link, and aside from half a dozen others it doesn't seem to be stirring up much complaint. Perhaps those of us who have last.fm accounts (or would make one) could let last.fm know how we feel?

Well I posted a comment to that last.fm article link, and aside from half a dozen others it doesn't seem to be stirring up much complaint. Perhaps those of us who have last.fm accounts (or would make one) could let last.fm know how we feel?

They don't care how we feel, believe me. They are looking way to make money. someone needs to update plugin...

that's a web page - complete different from the webservices API that this component and my scripts utilise.

it is possible to scrape webpages but it's not something i'd ever waste my time doing. if you go back over this thread, romor has posted some scraping scripts that go over the allmusic site to pull info. take a look at that if you like.